Crystal Structure and Excimer Fluorescence of Some Benzoylacetonatoboron Difluorides: Stacking Factor

The comparative study of the crystal structures of benzoylacetonato- (1), p-toluylacetonato- (2) and p-ethylbenzoylacetonatoboron (3) difluoride was carried out. Correlation of the luminescence properties of the complexes 1–3 and their crystal structures was revealed. The excimer formation in these compounds occurred the most efficiently for the complexes 1 characterized by the formation of stacks of molecules, unlike the complex 3, where individual dimers behaved as excimer-forming centers. The maximal fluorescence intensity was observed for the complex 2, which had the highest structural ordering.